wore out

past tense of wear out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wore out Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said. Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025 Hurts wore out a defense without Micah Parsons on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards — no legal tush push needed. Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore out
Verb
  • Ashley Graham Ashley Graham wore a black two-piece, paired with black open-toed heels and black angel wings while appearing on the catwalk.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Lee wore a red polo shirt and an old-school New York Giants cap (repping the baseball team, not the football team).
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Five people were killed and one was injured in five vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads from Saturday through Wednesday, according to preliminary police reports.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nevertheless, Carter made it through his final chemotherapy in October 2023, exhausted but surrounded by quiet celebration.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Three were drafted, and the other exhausted his eligibility.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Through his three games, Cunningham has drained various types of triples.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Thomas’ own face drained of life, Smith remembered.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Wore out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wore%20out. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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